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Train up a child in the way he should go” is the lesson of Divine Wisdom; but the Law of Slavery boldly prohibits any such training, and dooms the child to hopeless ignorance and degradation.
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He critiques the Law of Slavery for preventing proper upbringing and education of children.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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